Training Culturally Responsive Teachers Benefits Idaho

Sometimes research and scholarly work aren't developed in a laboratory and then given practical application. For Vanessa Anthony­ Stevens, assistant professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, her work is being applied directly to Native American students in the form of bachelor's degrees to teach in Idaho's Native communities.

A $1.2 million grant from the Department of Education's Office of Indian Education supports 12 scholarships for the Indigenous Knowledge for Effective Education Program (IKEEP). The students will earn a bachelor's degree in K-12 education and participate in a three-week Indigenous Pedagogies Summer Institute focused on teaching in diverse settings.